Accepted taxon: Monodelphis brevicaudata
| Taxon: | Monodelphis brevicaudata |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | DIDELPHIMORPHIA | Didelphidae | Didelphinae | Monodelphis |
| Reference: | Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005. |
Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Monodelphis brevicaudata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 21.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insecta | WHOLE | 66.67 | Damuth, J… |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 13.33 | Grzimek,B… |
| Aves | WHOLE | 10.00 | Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata | EGGS | 6.67 | Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 3.33 | Grzimek,B… |
a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Insectivore-Omnivore | Carnivore, Insectivore-Omnivore | – EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240, John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240, John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Weisbecker, V., Beck, R., Guillerme, T., Harrington, A., Lange-Hodgson, L., Lee, M., Mardon, K., Phillips, M. 2023. Multiple modes of inference reveal less phylogenetic signal in marsupial basicranial shape compared with the rest of the cranium. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378(1880), pp.None. Available at: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0085. |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Terrestrial | Terrestrial | – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Weisbecker, V., Beck, R., Guillerme, T., Harrington, A., Lange-Hodgson, L., Lee, M., Mardon, K., Phillips, M. 2023. Multiple modes of inference reveal less phylogenetic signal in marsupial basicranial shape compared with the rest of the cranium. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378(1880), pp.None. Available at: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0085. |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | Brazil | g | - | - | - | - | - | 84 | - | - | Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 60.9 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | 150 | - | Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 157 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 7.85 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 76 | - | - | Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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